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The Worst YouTuber Guitar Brand Ever | Woodrite/Does it Doom

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Overview

The video is a critique of several guitar-industry players—primarily Woodrite / Woodbine / Wood Right Guitars (run by Shay Seamore) and Steve Rice (“Does it Doom”). It argues that they benefit from copying designs and from unprofessional behavior online.

Core claims and arguments

Origins and “lore” of the designs

  • Woodbine Guitars (Vancouver) is described as a custom shop run by Shay Seamore.
  • Around 2021, Woodbine is said to have partnered with Steve Rice to create Wood Right Guitars.
  • Wood Right is described as producing doom-metal oriented import guitars in Indonesia (at PT Wildwood), using designs that resemble known doom-metal signatures.

Design copying from First Act Custom Shop (and specific models)

The video’s central accusation is that Wood Right’s key shapes were taken from First Act Custom Shop designs associated with Kelly Butler (a former Custom Shop executive). It argues that:

  • The Matt Pike Lola double-cut concept served as the basis for the Warlord model.
  • The Seer is described as a “one-to-one” copy, essentially copying the First Act Lola single-cut, which the speaker claims was produced at scale.
  • The video claims Steve Rice’s responses implied that because First Act no longer exists, they felt legally and ethically freer to copy.

Why this is framed as “scummy” rather than normal competition

The speaker argues the behavior is unethical and particularly troubling because:

  • The involved designers (including Butler and others) are described as alive and still building, so the “they’re gone so it’s fine” framing is rejected.
  • The speaker contrasts this with larger companies copying designs (which they say they tend to forgive), arguing that this case is different because it’s “the little guy” benefiting from work by an identifiable designer.

Behavioral evidence: deleted comments and online conflict

The video repeatedly claims:

  • Steve Rice deleted critical comments after being challenged, interpreting deletion as evidence of inappropriate behavior.
  • There is also an allegation of extensive online drama involving Mastodon’s Brent Hinds death and Wood Right’s Instagram posting shortly afterward.
    • The video describes it as tasteless promotional exploitation of a recently deceased artist.
    • It further claims the post was rapidly deleted and that screenshots were difficult to find.

Allegations about the factory and pricing

The creator claims to have “heard stories” that PT Wildwood allegedly sells guitars “out the back door” very cheaply (e.g., $399 before decals). The implication is that:

  • Wood Right’s pricing is far higher than what the speaker believes the supply-chain cost should be.

Additional contributor: Dallas Seager and the Mastodon/discount story

Dallas Seager’s account

The speaker interviews/consults Dallas Seager (Seager Guitars, Maine), claiming:

  • Dallas built a high-end custom guitar for Matt Pike of Sleep around 2016.
  • After discounting a later expensive build, Pike allegedly said he wouldn’t play the custom Seager instrument because he had a Wood Right signature deal.
  • The video frames Seager’s account as personally insulting and commercially hypocritical.

Public online back-and-forth

The video also describes:

  • A public exchange between Seager and Wood Right, including humor/insults.
  • Fans reportedly coining nicknames such as “Woodbitch” and “Woodwrong.”
  • Claims that Woodbine / Wood Right leadership threatened to “let Matt Pike loose” on critics, portrayed as aggressive and unnecessary.

Presenting an “escape hatch” and calling for consumer reconsideration

Licensing as the ethical alternative

The speaker argues the situation could have been avoided through licensing. The video cites an example:

  • A Tennessee small shop (Scale Model Guitars) supposedly asked Kelly Butler to use the First Act Lola shape for royalties, and Butler agreed—positioning licensing as the proper path.

Ending message

The video ends by urging viewers/fans—especially those who support Brent Hinds—to reconsider purchases from Wood Right.

Presenters / contributors

Primary presenter

  • Unspecified YouTube creator (not named in the subtitles)

People discussed / interviewed or cited

  • Shay Seamore (Woodbine / Wood Right / claimed shop head)
  • Steve Rice (“Does It Doom”)
  • Kelly Butler (former First Act Custom Shop leadership; now K. Butler Guitars)
  • John Mayer (referenced as having obtained a First Act shape)
  • Slash (referenced)
  • Matt Pike (Sleep / High on Fire; referenced throughout)
  • Brent Hinds (Mastodon; death used in the controversy)
  • Dallas Seager (Seager Guitars; appears via phone/interview mention)
  • John McGuire (mentioned in connection with Butler and a custom 9-string Lola)

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